Recent content by electriffic

My 2011 reported about a quarter of its mileage for yesterday. It has a new TCU of course.

Wow, I was reading my old questions and I have learned a lot since then. I'm embarrassed to admit that I mis-reported my battery capacity; I'm not really sure what it was at the time but I now know it's at 10 bars. I can now report with confidence that the Leaf, when: 1)charged to 80%...

Two years with my 2011 Leaf and I get a hearty shock every time. Other cars I've owned/driven with cloth seats do not do this; it's just the Leaf. It does tend to get worse with the change of seasons. My climate is classified as "semi-arid" and our relative humidity can get very low. I've...

Yes, it still has the twelve capacity bars on the right. I bought the car in September of 2014 after it came off a lease in the Seattle area. I did not wait 22 months before driving it...I'm not that patient! I did not intentionally enter the 28 Feb 2013 date; don't know where it came from...

Wow, thank you all very much for your thoughtful replies. I very much appreciate your input. Phatcat73, I don't know what AHR, SOH are. Educate me and I'll listen. I have 12 bars remaining. I wonder, does using the L1 "trickle charge" help extend battery life? DNAinaGoodWay, I did eat at...

I recently paid attention to two trips: one 6.5 miles and the other 8.8 miles. On both trips I returned the car to the garage with 50% charge. Assuming the same use the caused it to arrive at 50% charge, is 13-18 miles a fair range estimate? More details: The temperature has been hovering...